Nicole B. Godfrey
Michigan State University College of Law
Professor Nicole Godfrey, Esq., LLM, is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Civil Rights Clinic (CRC) at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. From 2015-2018, Nicole served as the Clinical Teaching Fellow in the CRC, earning an LL.M. in Clinical Legal Education in May 2018. Nicole received her M.A. in International Human Rights from the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, her J.D. from Denver Law, and her B.A. in International Relations from Boston University. After law school, Nicole worked as a staff attorney for Prisoners' Legal Services of New York before returning to Colorado to co-found an organization dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights of prisoners confined in Colorado. For this work, Nicole received the 2013 Progressive Young Leadership Award from the Colorado Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society. Prior to joining the faculty at DU Law, Nicole worked as an associate attorney at the Denver civil rights firm of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP (KLN). Her practice at KLN focused on law enforcement misconduct, employment discrimination, and prisoners' rights. In 2019, the Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division selected Nicole as a finalist for the Gary McPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.
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